Fence post and fastening.



A. J. McGAVIGK.

FENCE POST AND FASTENING.

APPLICATION rmzn 1111.13, 1911.

1,019,817, Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER J. MOGAVIGK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FENCE POST AND FASTENING.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER J. Mo- GAVICK, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fence Posts and Fastenings, described in the following specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap durable post and a cheap simple wire fastening, adapted to be attached and secured by any laborer in an easier and quicker way than heretofore discovered.

The manner in which I accomplish my object is described in the following specifications and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the post and lines of fence wire secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 22 Fig. 1.

In the drawings 5 indicates the post. This is made preferably of concrete. The rear corners 6 of the post are chamfered as shown on Fig. 2. Extending transversely from the face through the post are holes 7 These holes may be as numerous as desired.

The fastening consists of a wire 8. One end of this wire is coiled around the fence wire and the other end of the wire is thrust through the hole 7 and the fence wire is drawn in contact with the face of the post. The end of wire projecting from the back of the post is then bent at right angles against the rear face of the post, then looped back, the looped end 11 is then engaged by pliers or other means and twisted till Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 13, 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

Serial No. 602,529.

the part 12 is firmly pressed against the post and the fence wire is drawn tight against the face of the post. The coiled end is formed by machines and the wires thus prepared are sold for the purpose herein described. The coil 13 encircles the fence wire once and is attached to the fence by a slight twist of the wire by the fingers before the wire is thrust through the hole in the post. The projecting end is bent and twisted as already described and the coiled end is thereby drawn tight against the face of the post by the pressure of the coil on the fence wire. By the use of this coil the fence wire is separated the thickness of the coil wire from the face of the post as shown in Fig. 2, and thus both wires are securely bound together.

lVhat I claim is 1- The combination with a post of the kind described having holes extending transversely therethrough each hole being adapted for the insertion of a single wire; of the tie wires extending through and fitting said holes, one end of each wire being coiled about and holding a horizontal fence wire securely in front of said post but not in contact therewith the other end of each of said wires being twisted and bent at right angles to the line of said holes whereby the coiled end of said wires are drawn firmly against' the face of said post.

ALEXANDER J. MGGAVICK.

Witnesses:

THOMAS J. MORGAN, THOMAS J. MORGAN, Jr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

